Synonyms of aggrandize

aggrandize

verb

1

as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to

a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevate
• promote
• ennoble
• exalt
• enthrone
• magnify
• glorify
• deify
• dignify
• enshrine
• canonize
• lift
• honor
• upgrade
• boost
• uplift
• heighten
• praise
• raise
• intensify
• ensky
• idealize
• romanticize
• laud
• extol
• sanitize
• acclaim
• extoll
• sugarcoat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humiliate
• humble
• degrade
• minimize
• disparage
• demean
• detract
• abase
• belittle
• depreciate
• decry

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• humiliate
• humble
• degrade
• minimize
• disparage
• demean
• detract
• abase
• belittle
• depreciate
• decry

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2

as in to increase

to make greater in size, amount, or number

a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increase
• expand
• augment
• accelerate
• boost
• enhance
• extend
• multiply
• amplify
• raise
• reinforce
• maximize
• intensify
• enlarge
• swell
• stoke
• strengthen
• up
• escalate
• inflate
• supersize
• compound
• hype
• distend
• build up
• heighten
• prolong
• lengthen
• magnify
• develop
• supplement
• complement
• add (to)
• elongate
• pump up
• skyrocket
• dilate
• jump
• spike
• boom
• protract
• accumulate
• stretch
• draw out
• amass
• reenforce
• blow up
• parlay
• collect
• bump (up)
• ratchet (up)
• rachet (up)
• flesh (out)
• follow up
• beef (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reduce
• diminish
• decrease
• lessen
• downsize
• abate
• lower
• curtail
• abridge
• shorten
• abbreviate
• subtract (from)
• minify
• compress
• dwindle
• constrict
• de-escalate
• contract
• condense
• retrench
• cut back

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• reduce
• diminish
• decrease
• lessen
• downsize
• abate
• lower
• curtail
• abridge
• shorten
• abbreviate
• subtract (from)
• minify
• compress
• dwindle
• constrict
• de-escalate
• contract
• condense
• retrench
• cut back

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